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Pedicularis attollens (Little elephantshead)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Pedicularis attollens Gray

Little elephantshead

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

USDA Symbol: PEAT

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Little Elephantshead (Pedicularis attollens), only to 16 inches (40 cm) tall, has a corolla marked with white and rose, and head proportions not perfectly elephantine - the trunk, raised as if trumpeting, is only as long as the lower lip. It grows from the Cascade Mountains of Oregon to the Sierra Nevada in California.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
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Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White

Distribution

USA: CA , NV , OR
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Pedicularis attollens in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Pedicularis attollens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pedicularis attollens

Metadata

Record Modified: 2012-08-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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